Sponsorship Christine’s First Hello: a seven-year photo journey of a mum and her baby For seven years photographer Helen Manson has followed the lives of three mums from Uganda, documenting their journeys from birth till today with Tearfund’s sponsorship partner, Compassion. This blog tells the story of Juliet and Christine, a mother and daughter whose lives have been transformed by sponsorship. Read more... Timothy O’Farrell , Monday, April 28, 2025
Sponsorship From war to mercy: South Korea’s Compassion story Compassion South Korea CEO Justin Suh visited New Zealand in April on a speaking tour with Korean churches. He shares the remarkable story of how Compassion South Korea went from a recipient country to a nation now sponsoring child across the globe. Read more... Timothy O’Farrell , Monday, April 28, 2025
Advocacy Small but sweet: What to look for in lesser-known chocolate brands We know how the big chocolate companies are doing thanks to the Chocolate Scorecard, but what about smaller companies? Here’s two key things to look out for! Read more... Maya Duckworth , Sunday, March 30, 2025
Advocacy Follow the cocoa supply chain from bean to bar Want to know more about how chocolate gets from the farm to your supermarket? Take a walk through the cocoa supply chain. Read more... Tearfund NZ, Sunday, March 30, 2025
Modern Slavery Trafficking Unlocked 2022 Tearfund invites you to a charity evening raising funds for our mission to combat human trafficking in South East Asia and the Pacific. This event will take place in November, in both Auckland and Tauranga. Read more
Modern Slavery The number of people trapped in modern slavery has increased by 10 million in the last five years Read more
Modern Slavery The government has announced widespread support from Kiwis for proposed modern slavery law In April, we invited you to make history by making a submission in support of New Zealand's first law to address modern slavery and worker exploitation in supply chains. Today, the government released a Summary of Feedback. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Modern Slavery The government has announced widespread support from Kiwis for proposed modern slavery law The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) received more than 5,600 submissions and has released a summary of the feedback received on their legislative proposal. Read more
Sponsorship Mums and Bubs: A story of hope and connection We visited one of Tearfund's new Mums and Bubs projects in Denpasar, Indonesia, an infant survival programme fully funded by generous Kiwis! Discover the fullness of joy it brings to vulnerable mums and their little ones, by reading our new blog. Read more
Sponsorship How the global food crisis is impacting children Malnutrition damages children’s growth, learning and development. Tearfund's partner Compassion is doing everything possible to give children in poverty and their families resources and opportunities to thrive. Find out how. Read more
Modern Slavery Tour of New Zealand 2023 Cycle for Freedom from Slavery. In April 2023, you can cycle for Tearfund and join a community on the move for freedom! Are you with us as we cycle to raise funds and awareness of the Modern Day Slavery scourge? Read more
Modern Slavery New Zealand fails again to meet standards on human trafficking There are over 40 million people trapped in modern slavery globally, and some of them are trafficked right here in Aotearoa. Read more
General Three things the Bible says about justice There is no shortage of books, blogs, articles and memes about justice. In all of the cacophony, it's essential for Christians to return to what the Bible says about justice. Read more